Voting access! Greg Palast!
Kat Calvin, founder of Spread the Vote, tells us about her contribution to establishing franchise: helping folks get IDs! PLUS: the latest on Everything, from Greg Palast. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Talkies
11:00 AM PACIFIC TIME: FRIDAYS
What’s in the news, what’s behind what’s in the news, what’s not in the news that should be in the news—and who’s doing what about it, here and now. Celebration and support from our vibrant, diverse community. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Right-wing attacks on reproductive rights! Bobi Cespedes new CD!!!
The U.S. majority-conservative Supreme Court will hear new cases threatening a woman’s right to choose. We hear what’s up from Rewire News Group. PLUS: Bobi Cespedes, beloved and legendary singer, songwriter, with a new CD!!! Hosted by Kris Welch.
FUNDDRIVE: Ram Dass
An update from John Nichols, on the State of the Nation. PLUS: a visit with Ram Dass. Hosted by Kris Welch.
FUNDDRIVE: Marshall Rosenberg
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
The great blessing that is Anne Lamott and her writing has just multiplied by one: a new book, for our fraught times and spirits. She joins us to talk about it. Anne Lamott is the author of The New York Times bestsellers Almost Everything; Hallelujah Anyway; Small Victories; Stitches; Help, Thanks, Wow; Some Assembly Required; Grace (Eventually); Plan B; and Traveling Mercies, as well as several novels. Her … Continued
White Anti-racist Ancestors? Town Crier!
How can concerned white people be most effective in fighting racism? Lynn Burnett tells us we need to know the stories of our white anti-racist ancestors. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Guest: Ishmael Reed, poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, talks to us of the life and influence of Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Hosted by Kris Welch. Image: Wikimedia
East Coast/ West Coast
Nation magazine columnist Sasha Abramsky talks about Trump, GOP, and California school reopening. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Talkies – February 18, 2021
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Attention Shoppers: on sale now on the internet
We live in the attention economy: to the near destruction of our ability to focus. Michael Goldhaber, who warned us in the 90s, talks about the real marketplace of ideas, and how it serves Donald Trump’s politics. Hosted by Kris Welch.